Bad Fashion Trends I'll Never Understand

Let me start off and say that I'm not a fashionista. Not in the very least. If there were a label for me, I'm more of a self proclaimed "goth" kid with a bit of "punk" thrown in the mix. I've always preferred my Bauhaus t-shirt before I would consider wearing a button down blouse. My black skinny pants collection outnumbers the amount of blue jeans I've owned in my whole life. Heels? I'll wear them on occasion, but I'd rather be wearing my combat boots. My own style probably contributes to my lack of understanding when it comes to the following trends I see on a daily basis. There is no way that I would be caught dead in any of these. If this is what it takes to get into "the loop", then I'll stand on the outside.

Uggs
From my understanding, these were considered a shoe for surfers. You know, the easy on, easy off shoe that you wore on the way to the beach. They kept your toes warm before and after you've been in the water. It makes sense... for that purpose. Yet for those of us on the mainland, with no beaches and lack of chilly mornings to surf, they've lost all their purpose. Really, how warm do your feet need to be if you're wearing them with a tank top and a miniskirt? Even better are the sweatpants tucked into Uggs, the jeans tucked into Uggs, and wearing shorts with Uggs. These shoes do not got with everything! Besides, Ugg means ugly and that's what they are. Just plain ugly.

Crocs
I see them on soccer moms, soccer dads, little kids, and even on people working in retail stores. But I never see them on people gardening, which is what I'm sure they were intended for. I get it, I get it- they're the most comfortable shoe ever! I won't lie, I wore my mom's to check the mail or take out the trash. And that's all the public eye ever saw of them from my end. Now I see whole families in them in matching colors. Some people will buy every color to match their different outfits. Some will even plug the holes of them with goofy little charms that resemble frogs or butterflies or some other cutesy thing. Or there is the fur lined variety in case your feet weren't getting sweaty enough wearing plastic shoes with the holes plugged with frogs.

Pajamas In Public
I saw this a lot in college. Then I started seeing in at the grocery store. Then the mall. And then it finally got to where I was seeing it in some of the nicer restaurants. Everywhere! Everywhere people (mostly females) were wearing their baggy sweatpants, over sized school-of-choice hoodie, and the before mentioned Crocs or Uggs. When did people get so lazy they couldn't change into a pair of jeans and a t-shirt before going to class? If you have time to do your make up to get that perfect natural look and pull your hair into a perfectly messy bun, then there is enough time to put on some decent clothes before you step out of the door. People don't take you seriously when you look like you just rolled out of bed and it's 5 in the afternoon. It's okay for a two year old to run around in their pajamas, it's not okay for someone looking for a higher education.

Pants With Seat Slogans
When I was in drum line, I once knew a girl who would wear this type of sweatpants and be able to fit the whole word "Percussion" across her rear end. Wow, right? There are few things more troubling in the world than to see a girl turn around with these pants on and to see the middle part of the words wedged firmly between her butt cheeks. I'd rather have people look at my rear end for the pure pleasure of it, not to try to decipher a word I've decided to plaster across it. If your pants have to say you're "Sexy" then you're trying too hard or not at all.

Ed Hardy
Often seen on a guy (or girl) with a sideways trucker hat, skate shoes that have never been on a skateboard, and torn jeans bought at Abercrombie & Fitch. If I knew I could cash in on all my shirt with skeletons, skulls, and pin-up tattoo girls, I still wouldn't. There's something wrong when these types of shirts are found in Macy's, bedazzled and glittered and vintage worn, going for $78 a pop when I can either make them myself or rummage through my old clothes and find one without a brand name. That's just it, there's no brand name on mine and the frat boy has Ed Hardy scrawled on his back therefore making him a tad more hardcore than me. Or just with a little more money. Either way, it's too expensive and damages the whole philosophy behind the style that inspired Ed Hardy.
I might dress weird. I may never understand fashion. I still have eyes though, and these styles just do not look good on anybody. Maybe it's just me.